The original language in SB 131 was removed and replaced with the language from HB 612 (Rep. Dempsey’s mental health parity bill). Now, SB 131 adds the Insurance Commissioner to the Behavioral Health Coordinating Council (BHCC). The BHCC is a multi-agency advisory group operated by the state that focuses on improving the state’s behavioral health system. Adding the Insurance Commissioner to the group could help strengthen the oversight and enforcement of Georgia’s mental health parity laws. The legislation also requires the BHCC to develop educational materials about mental health parity rights for consumers and providers. The bill also establishes a parity compliance review panel under the BHCC, to which health care providers must legally report suspected mental health parity violations.